Siddharth Santosh

Siddharth Santosh is an Associate Partner at Kochhar & Co. in the Bangalore office, specialising in Employment Law. He advises national and multinational clients, including notable Fortune 500 employers, on day-to-day employment law matters, statutory workplace entitlements, benefit schemes and internal investigations.

Siddharth has extensive experience in managing complex workforce transitions and advising on nuanced transfer of employment aspects, underscoring essential do's and don'ts for employers navigating employee transition exercises in India. He also assists establishments in developing robust on-boarding practices and implementing effective employment procedures, including equal opportunity and prevention of sexual harassment policies. Notable matters include advising one of the largest health insurance providers on a "re-badging" exercise involving approximately 1,500 employees in India, and advising one of the world's largest gaming companies on employee transfer obligations arising from a merger concerning its India operations.

Siddharth holds a B.A., LL.B. from the School of Law, Christ University, and is a member of the Tamil Nadu State Bar Council.

He has been ranked as a "Rising Star" for the labour and employment practice by The Legal 500 and a "Tomorrow's Leader" for labour and employment by the International Employment Lawyer.